Damilare Abass 
– NiDCOM Chairman has called on NDDC to pay the stranded Nigerian students in the UK. – The Chairman maintained that many of the students are stranded in the foreign land for non-payment of tuition and other fees. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Wednesday, July 29th, 2020 1. 212 In Lagos As NCDC Confirms 624 New Cases The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday disclosed that the country has recorded six hundred and twenty four new cases of COVID-19. READ MORE 2. Southern Kaduna: Why … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Tuesday, July 28th, 2020 1. Nigeria Records 648 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 41,180 Nigeria records 648 new cases of COVID-19 in the country on Monday, July 27, 2020, bringing total cases to 41,180 READ MORE 2. FG Says 262,579 Nigerians So Far … Read more
On Tuesday 28th July 2020, it will be time for the annual Thanksgiving and Memorial Service for late Chief Joseph Koshoniola Randle, MBE; MVO, who was born in Lagos on 28th July 1909. If he was alive we would have been celebrating his 111th (one hundred and eleventh) birthday. 111 is a magical number but … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Monday, July 27th, 2020 1. Nigeria Records 555 New Cases As COVID-19 Toll Exceeds 40,000 Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Sunday disclosed that the country has confirmed five hundred and fifty five new case with Lagos, the epicenter of the pandemic in … Read more
When the amazing Chief Sam Amuka celebrated his 85th Birthday on 13th June, 2020 for obvious reasons matters were somewhat restrained. At the age of eighty-five the celebrant cannot be expected to succumb to reckless abandonment of the decrees imposed by COVID-19, namely wash hands with soap; followed with sanitizer (ensure it is genuine); then … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Sunday, July 26th, 2020 1. 123 In Lagos As NCDC Confirms 438 New COVID-19 Cases The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Saturday disclosed that the country has confirmed four hundred and thirty eight fresh COVID-19 cases. READ MORE 2. Insecurity: Nigeria No Longer … Read more
A journalist and prolific writer, Mr Reuben Buhari, has written an open letter to Kaduna state governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, over the killing of the Southern Kaduna people despite several curfews imposed on the area. Residents say the atrocities being meted on the Southern Kaduna people despite several curfew that have been imposed by the … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Saturday, July 25th, 2020 1. COVID-19: Nigeria Records 591 Confirmed Cases, Toll Hits 39,539 COVID-19 tool in Nigeria has now hit 39539 as it records new 591 confirmed cases, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has disclosed. READ MORE 2. Resignation: PDP Suffers … Read more
I have had several memorable moments both when I was in the United States and here in Nigeria. Still, an encounter in 2015, with Olabode Garbadeen, Commissioner III in the Lagos State Local Government Commission, remains outstanding and excelling. This was during the 2017 recruitment exercise of the Lagos State Government Local service commission, still, … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Friday, July 24th, 2020 1. Lagos COVID-19 Toll Hits 14,009 As Nigeria Records 604 New Cases The COVID-19 toll of Lagos state, epicentre of the pandemic in Nigeria, has now hit 14,009, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has disclosed. READ MORE 2. … Read more
My attention has been drawn to the Presidency’s Press Statement dated 21 July 2020 on the spate of attacks and killings in Southern Kaduna, which was signed by Mallam Garba Shehu, a Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity. The Presidency insinuates that the killings of its citizens (the people the President … Read more
* Kano State has as suspended the traditional rituals in the forth-coming Eid-el-Kabir celebration * The Commissioner of Information stated that the decision is part of the measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the State. As part of measures to halt the spread of coronavirus in Kano, the State Government on Wednesday suspended … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 1. Nigeria Records 562 New COVID-19 Cases The country also registered another 12 deaths, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 801. READ MORE 2. Akeredolu Wins Ondo APC Governorship Primaries Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, … Read more
It feels like a scene in a horror movie except that this is no fiction but a real account of the brutal suffering inflicted on 14-year Princess Michael from Kajuru, a community in Kaduna where thousands have been internally displaced due to persistent attacks by herdsmen terrorists. Princess was acquired by Mrs. Yemi Awolola as … Read more
The SA to the President on Anti-Corruption said that the Attorney-general of the Federation needs no directive from the President to stop any corruption The SA stated this in response to the allegation levelled against Malami by Prof Sagay of frustrating corruption cases. The Presidential Aid maintained that the Law has been very clear on … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Monday, July 20th, 2020 1. COVID-19: Nigeria Confirms 556 New Cases Nigeria on July 19, 2020, recorded 556 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of positive cases in the country to 36,663. READ MORE 2. America’s 8th Largest Airline Company Records … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Sunday, July 19th, 2020 1. Nigeria Records 653 New COVID-19 Cases — Total Now 36107 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday disclosed that the country has confirmed six hundred fifty three new cases. READ MORE 2. COVID-19: 50 Nightclubbers Arrested … Read more
Group Known as Nikyop Progressive Youth in Kafanchan, Southern Kaduna has condemned in totality the recent press statement of SOUTHERN KADUNA MUSLIM UMMAH DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (SOKAMUDA) describing it as fiction and a white lie targeted at destroying the peace and unity among the different ethnic and religious groups domiciled within the region. The Leader of … Read more
A Non-Governmental Organization known as Global Peace Foundation Nigeria, GPFN, has appealed to Christian and Muslim leaders in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna state to play critical roles by preaching love, forgiveness, and tolerance to their members toward restoring peaceful coexistence in the area. The appeal became imperative following the continuous attacks and unrest, … Read more